E3 2010: Rayman Origins Revealed

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The classic platformer is back.

By Ryan Clements

During the shockingly long Ubisoft press conference, things were winding down... until a mysterious project was shown that had viewers guessing right up until the big reveal. During the start of the trailer, a cryptic monologue introduces the primordial forest, which witnessed the birth of a man/vegetable known as Rayman.

Yes, the classic 2D platformer is back with an incredible art style and absolutely jaw-dropping visuals. The trailer, which moves into actual gameplay, looks entirely reminiscent of the original Rayman games but with a much sharper, ethereal look. Rayman isn't the only character on display, though -- a blue-skinned character is also in on the mischief, as the two confront a massive stone giant together and punch his face to bits. This leads us to believe that there will be co-op play of some kind, though nothing official was announced.

Rayman Origins wasn't given any other details besides this gameplay footage. But as the development team is only five people (who are likely supremely talented, considering how nice the footage looked), we presume that this will be a downloadable game for the PS3 and 360 (and possibly on the PC).